EP 1332915 A2 20030806 - A pedestrian protection headlamp assembly
Title (en)
A pedestrian protection headlamp assembly
Title (de)
Scheinwerferanordnung mit Fussgängerschutzeinrichtung
Title (fr)
Projecteur avec dispositif de protection des piétons
Publication
Application
Priority
US 68365402 A 20020130
Abstract (en)
A pedestrian protection headlamp assembly 20 for a motor vehicle 10 is disclosed which allows a headlamp 24 to yield rearward in a controlled, energy-absorbing manner in order to cushion the impact experienced by a pedestrian struck by the vehicle 10. The headlamp assembly comprises the headlamp 24 mountable to the vehicle to form a front corner of the vehicle, a pivot mechanism 30 disposed adjacent an outboard end of the headlamp 24 for mounting the headlamp 24 to the vehicle and a damper 36 disposed inboard of the pivot mechanism 30. When a pedestrian strikes the headlamp, the damper 36 compresses and allows controlled rearward movement of the inboard end of the headlamp 24 as the headlamp rotates about the pivot mechanism 30. A trigger 38 prevents rotation of the headlamp about the pivot mechanism 30 when the force applied to the headlamp 24 is below a threshold value but releases to permit the headlamp 24 to rotate rearward when the force applied exceeds the threshold value.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
B60Q 1/0064 (2013.01 - EP US); B60Q 1/0425 (2013.01 - EP); B60Q 1/0491 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
DE 3802104 A1 19890803 - BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1332915 A2 20030806; EP 1332915 A3 20070221; EP 1332915 B1 20111228; US 2003142503 A1 20030731
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03100015 A 20030107; US 68365402 A 20020130